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Originally posted by DinoDoc
The title was a bit trollish but Oerdin inspired me. But the content itself is worthy of comment for being such a jaw droppingly massive abuse of governmental power.
Is that the reason that you seem incapable of doing anything but in this thread?
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As for what this guy actually did, it's hard to tell. $33K is IIRC the average income for Arkansas, so all the displaced residents could move here.
If the mayor is competent and conditions are actually ripe for the area to become a luxury yachting resort or whatever they're intending, then this is a good idea, provided there's other places the residents can move to.
If the project is run by a moron (which is just likely on a hunch of mine) then they'll run it into the ground. Bad idea.
Are you people seriously telling me that you find it a perfectly acceptable use of governmental power for you to be forced of your land for the benefit of a private developer that thought your land was to good for you and thought it would be too much trouble to deal with you himself?
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For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio
I don't agree with this action, because I don't buy the "tax base" arguement with regards to eminent domain. If the developer wants the land, let him buy it from the current owners.
but boo on the troll bait
Its your own fault DD for having a crappy discussion with that title.
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Originally posted by DinoDoc
Are you people seriously telling me that you find it a perfectly acceptable use of governmental power for you to be forced of your land for the benefit of a private developer that thought your land was to good for you and thought it would be too much trouble to deal with you himself?
Uh, no I'm not.
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In San Diego my favorite coffee shop/Gelato place/hooka lounge was take via imminent domain like this. A well connected lobbiest convinced the city to use eminent domain so his client (another well connected developer) could build a hotel on the property. This was the Republican City Council which approved this.
It doesn't seem like they're going to be doing it again soon though since the owner of the Grand Havana Coffee Shop and Hooka Lounge just won a $7 million verdict against the city for E.D. abuse.
Democrats will almost always be the ones throwing people on the street using eminent domain.
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